An Immense World
by Ed Yong
How animals sense: electric fields, magnetic maps, ultrasound, scent worlds. Each chapter opens a different umwelt. One of the best science books in years.
Read it if…
you want to feel the limits of your own perception.
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Skip it if…
you want a narrow topic.
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Three things you will actually use
- Every animal has an umwelt.
- We sense a sliver.
- Humility about perception.
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Read the chapter on smell.
Our verdict
Yong on animal senses.
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